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U8S1 Rights And Responsibilities Flashcards

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Church

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The community of Christians (church with a small c means a Christian place of worship)

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Conscience

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An inner feeling of the rightness or wrong is an action

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The Decalogue

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The 10 commandments

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Democratic processes

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The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)

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Electoral processes

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The ways in which voting is organised

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The golden rule

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The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

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Human rights

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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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Political party

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A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (e.g. labour, Conservative)

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Pressure group

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The government formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

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Situation ethics

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The idea that Christians should base moral decision making on what is the most loving thing to do

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Social change

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The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)

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Bible

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The holy book of Christians

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How do Christians use the Bible to make moral decisions (4)

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  1. Many Christians believe the bible is the word of God
  2. The bible has authority from God about what Christians should believe in e.g. Follow the Ten Commandments
  3. Some Christians believe that only the Bible should be used to decide what is right, wrong and what they believe
  4. In the New Testament it gives examples of how Christians should live their lives (St Paul)
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Give 4 ways that the church guides people

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  1. Talking to other Christians
  2. Listening to the priest or vicar
  3. Praying and worshipping together
  4. Accepting the authority of the Church to explain and teach gods word
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Give 2 ways the church decided on making moral decisions

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  1. Some discuss in an assembly containing elected members of the Church. They decide on how members should respond
  2. Others look to the leaders of the church to make decisions on moral issues
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Why do Christians believe the church has authority (4)

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  1. The church is the body of Christ. Christians should follow the teachings of the Church as they are the teachings of Jesus
  2. God speaks to them through the church
  3. Only the Church understands the bible fully and how to interpret its teachings
  4. The Church provides rules do everyone knows what they should do
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Why there may be issues with the Church making moral decisions (3)

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  1. There may be better sources of authority such as the bible or the conscience
  2. Members of the Church may offer different advice which could be confusing
  3. It only offers one view point which may not be necessarily right
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Christian teachings on conscience (5)

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  1. The inner feeling or sense of what is right or wrong
  2. Christians believe the voice of God is in us
  3. It is thresh both religions and non religious people can judge their moral actions
  4. It makes us feel guilty if we do things wrong
  5. Some Christians believe that conscience is the most important guide when making moral decisions
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3 reasons why the conscience is reliable

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  1. A person should rely on their own ideas and thoughts
  2. A person knows when something is right or wrong
  3. Some Christians believe the conscience is Gods voice and should be trusted
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4 reasons why the conscience is unreliable

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  1. There are better sources of authority such as the bible
  2. A persons conscience may be wrong
  3. What one person thinks is right may not be what the majority feel is right
  4. Many Christians feel they should also consult the bible and the church to receive the best guidance
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What are the three stages of situation ethics?

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  1. Love should be the only consideration when making moral decisions
  2. A good action is one which aims to do the most loving thing
  3. A person should only obey the rules of the church if it results in the most loving action
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Reasons for using situations ethics (6)

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  1. Every action is judged individually
  2. As love it the meson principle it follows a genuine Christian action
  3. Love is an easy principle to apply and remember in all situations
  4. Doing the most loving thing will appeal to people as a positive idea
  5. Most people would like to be treated in the most loving way
  6. Example of Jesus seeming to follow situation ethics by acting in the most loving way
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Why are human rights important to Christians (5)

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  1. They believe every human is created by God in his image and deserves respect
  2. They believe God loves everyone equally so all should be treated equally
  3. The teachings of the bible (10 commandments) support most human rights
  4. The teachings of the bible
  5. All Christians support the universal declaration of human rights
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Give 2 bible teachings about human rights

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  1. Parable of the sheep and goats- the moral duty of Christians to help people in need
  2. Jesus taught the Holden rule showing all humans are worthy of value and respect and human rights are important
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4 teachings on democracy in the UK

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  1. UK is representative democracy governed by an elected parliament
  2. The government makes decisions on how schools will be run, healthcare and how much tax should be paid
  3. Every 5 years an election is held where people vote
  4. Everyone over 18 can vote
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Why are human rights important in the UK? (4)

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  1. Enable people to feel safe in society
  2. Maintain justice in society
  3. They allow freedom of speech
  4. Enable religious people to practise their religion
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Reasons for taking part in democratic processes (4)

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  1. Voting allows citizens to have a say in who runs the county
  2. People expected through boring are responsible for the whole country and make decisions that affect everyone
  3. If you want change, it can only be brought about through democratic processes
  4. You have no reason to complain if you don’t vote
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Reasons why not to take part in democratic processes

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  1. 1 vote may not affect too much in the greater scheme of things
  2. You might not know anything about politics
  3. If you don’t agree with any of the policies of the parties
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How the parable of sheep and goats can lead Christians to bring about social change (4)

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  1. Teaches they should help the homeless, sick and provide water to thirsty
  2. Those who abide by this are the sheep and will be rewarded with eternal life
  3. Social change can be brought about voting for political parties that help homeless
  4. Through this social change will be brought about
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Christian attitudes for genetic engineering (4)

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  1. God gave us dominion over the world. As long as it does not cause harm some GE is acceptable e.g. GM crops
  2. Golden rule- cure diseases and disorders
  3. Jesus healed people and Christians will try to act like Jesus
  4. God gave us the gist of knowledge and we should use this to help develop and save life
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Christian attitudes against genetic engineering (4)

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  1. Only God can create life and humans should not play God
  2. Life is sacred and special and created by God so humans should not be doing anything against this
  3. Some believe life begins at conception and are oppressed to anything to do with research on embryos
  4. Most Christians wold be against GE curing defects that don’t cause suffering e.g. Short sighted
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Non religious arguments for genetic engineering

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  1. Offers cures from current incurable diseases
  2. Increases crop yield
  3. Genetic research is closely monitored by the law
  4. Cloning using animal eggs in cybrids does not result in the loss of human life
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Non religious arguments against genetic engineering

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  1. There is too little evidence about long term effects
  2. It has effects which cannot be changed if something goes wrong
  3. It places too much power in hands of scientists
  4. It treats human body parts as no different from plants
  5. Unethical

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